The 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the first season for baseball in Japan that used the new two league format since the split the previous year. The two leagues would be known as the Central League and the Pacific League.
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBShochiku Robins 137 98 35 4 .737 —Chunichi Dragons 137 89 44 4 .669 9.0Yomiuri Giants 140 82 54 4 .603 17.5Osaka Tigers 140 70 67 3 .511 30.0Taiyo Whales 140 69 68 3 .504 31.0Nishi Nippon Pirates 136 50 83 3 .376 48.0Kokutetsu Swallows 138 42 94 2 .309 57.5Hiroshima Carp 138 41 96 1 .299 59.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBMainichi Orions 120 81 34 5 .704 —Nankai Hawks 120 66 49 5 .574 15.0Daiei Stars 120 62 54 4 .534 19.5Hankyu Braves 120 54 64 2 .458 28.5Nishitetsu Clippers 120 51 67 2 .432 31.5Tokyu Flyers 120 51 69 0 .425 32.5Kintetsu Pearls 120 44 72 4 .379 37.5
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Fumio Fujimura Osaka .362 Home runs Makoto Kozuru Shochiku 51 Runs batted in Makoto Kozuru Shochiku 161 Runs Makoto Kozuru Shochiku 143 Hits Fumio Fujimura Osaka 191 Stolen bases Jiro Kanayama Shochiku 74
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Shigeo Sanada Shochiku 39 Losses Ryohei Hasegawa Hiroshima 27 Earned run average Nobuo Oshima Shochiku 2.03 Strikeouts Shigeru Sugishita Chunichi 209 Innings pitched Shigeo Sanada Shochiku 395
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Hiroshi Oshita Tokyu .339 Home runs Kaoru Betto Mainichi 43 Runs batted in Kaoru Betto Mainichi 105 Runs Kaoru Betto Mainichi 108 Hits Kaoru Betto Mainichi 160 Stolen bases Chusuke Kizuka Nankai 78
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Atsushi Aramaki Mainichi 26 Losses Yoshio Tenpo Hankyu 24 Earned run average Atsushi Aramaki Mainichi 2.06 Strikeouts Yasuo Yonekawa Tokyu 207 Innings pitched Yasuo Yonekawa Tokyu 363
Awards Most Valuable Player Makoto Kozuru, Shochiku Robins (CL) Kaoru Betto, Mainichi Orions (PL) Rookie of the Year Nobuo Oshima, Shochiku Robins (CL) Atsushi Aramaki, Mainichi Orions (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Shigeo Sanada, Shochiku Robins (CL)
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Shigeo Sanada Shochiku Catcher Shoji Arakawa Shochiku First baseman Michio Nishizawa Chunichi Second baseman Shigeru Chiba Yomiuri Third baseman Fumio Fujimura Osaka Shortstop Katsumi Shiraishi YomiuriOutfielder Makoto Kozuru Shochiku Noboru Aota Yomiuri Yoshiyuki Iwamoto Shochiku
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Atsushi Aramaki Mainichi Catcher Takeshi Doigaki Mainichi First baseman Tokuji Iida Nankai Second baseman Yasuji Hondo Mainichi Third baseman Nobuo Nakatani Hankyu Shortstop Chusuke Kizuka NankaiOutfielder Kaoru Betto Mainichi Hiroshi Oshita Tokyu Shigeya Iijima Daiei
See also 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season 1950 Major League Baseball season
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